Pottsy, usually you don't see mink in pairs as they are very solitary citters, but it is that breeding time of year right now. For the last several days we have been only seeing them one at a time. They are kind of timid, the one I saw yesterday tried to hide under the rubber boat mat until I started walking toward him, then he hid under the dock. We don't have chickens but I havn't seen any of the muskrats lately though.